Alicia Keys Performs ‘Hallelujah’ - ‘In Common’ on SNL

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Alicia Keys performed as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live last night and the R&B singer delivered two new songs, “Hallelujah” and “In Common.”

After teasing “In Common” for the last few weeks, Keys officially released the song earlier this week (May 4). A few weeks ago, Keys debuted the ballad “Hallelujah” at BET’s Upfront event at the Lincoln Center in New York City. Her SNL performances of the two songs were the first time they were televised. Both “In Common” and “Hallelujah” are presumably to be featured on her forthcoming album due later this year.

Hosted by actress Brie Larson, last night’s episode also included a skit called “Hologram Album,” in which the SNL cast members, as holograms, imitated deceased entertainers singing contemporary pop and hip-hop songs. The sketch featured Larson as Leslie Gore singing Nicki Minaj’s verses in “Dance (A$$),” Roy Orbison performing Justin Bieber’s “Sorry,” Eartha Kitt warbling Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money,” Paul Robeson crooning Fetty Wap's “Trap Queen,” and of course, no hologram album would be complete without Tupac chanting Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off.” Watch the skit below.

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All Eyes Were on the Bet Awards as Total Viewers, Rupert Grint Fan Website, Mobile Version

The LIVE premiere of the 2016 “BET AWARDS” on Sunday, June 26, is now the #1 Cable Awards Show among P18-49 for the 2015/2016 Broadcast Season, claiming the #1 spot for the 2nd consecutive year. Additionally, the 2016 “BET AWARDS” continued its reign as television’s #1 Awards Show among African Americans 18-49; a title the show has held for 15 consecutive years (‘02-’16 on BET alone). The premiere telecast of the 2016 “BET AWARDS” drew 7.2 million Total Viewers, as it was simulcast live across 12 Viacom networks including MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Logo, Spike and Centric – making it the largest simulcast of a Viacom-owned awards ceremony yet. The premiere telecast garnered a 4.27 P18-49 rating across 12 Viacom Networks, up +15% versus last year. The historic Viacom multi-channel event gave the 2016 “BET AWARDS” it’s largest reach in franchise history with the show reaching 22MM total viewers across 12 networks, up by a whopping +81% versus last year. BET stormed the airwaves as the network broadcast live for nearly 7 hours with the BET Pre-Show (6-8 p.m. EST); the 2016 “BET AWARDS” premiere (8 p.m. – 11:38 p.m. EST) which garnered 4.5MM Total Viewers P2+ and a 2.77 P18-49 rating in the demo; followed by the BET Post-Show (11:38 p.m.-12:38 a.m. EST). For the eighth consecutive year, the Awards also dominated the day as the #1 Ad-Supported Cable Telecast for the Day among ALL Adults 18-49 (2009-2016, Excludes Sports & non-English Networks). Recognizing artists, entertainers, and athletes in over 20 categories, the 2016 “BET AWARDS” aired live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

Returning for a second year, the “BET AWARDS” was hosted by power pair Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson, stars of the hit show “Black-ish.” The night kicked off with a surprise performance from Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar, and also featured a series of highly-anticipated tributes to the late music icon, Prince, including unforgettable performances from Jennifer Hudson, Stevie Wonder, Erykah Badu, The Roots, Maxwell, Janelle Monae, and Prince-protégé Sheila E. Spike Lee presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Samuel L. Jackson, while “Grey’s Anatomy” star Jesse Williams brought the crowd to its feet as he delivered an impassioned acceptance speech for this year’s Humanitarian Award. Additional highlights included performances from Alicia Keys, Usher, Bryson Tiller and Future; as well as appearances by Taraji P. Henson, Jamie Foxx, Dave Chappelle, Spike Lee, Nate Parker and Gabrielle Union.

The next two years, the show is suppoused to be held at the same scenario. The 2018 BET Awards would be hosted by BET Networks as well. The 2018 BET Awards Full Show is planned to be the #1 Most Social Program of the night, as fans will beengaged on multiple platforms for entertainment’s hottest night, including Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Vine, and Tumblr.

This year #BETAWARDS dominated the Twitter conversation throughout the night with 17 of the top 20 trends being related to the show, at various points throughout the night; with Jesse Williams reaching the #1 trending spot. A total of 3,446,905 Tweets about “2016 BET Awards” were generated by 623,099 people in the U.S. (Source: Nielsen). Of the 3MM+ Tweets, there were nearly 1MM reactions, translating to 1,287.4 reactions per minute (Source: Canvs). On Facebook, BET Awards was a top trend since Friday, June 24. A total of 4 of the top 10 trends on Facebook in the 24 hours surrounding the show were BET Awards related, including #PrinceTribute, Beyonce and Jesse Williams. Additionally, the night saw 50MM plays of BET Awards gifs, according to Giphy.

Driven by the incredible series of buzzworthy moments, BET Digital also enjoyed an impressive uptick across its online and mobile platforms. The “BET AWARDS” site saw a 50% year-over-year rise in overall unique visitor traffic, while mobile video views of BET Awards content increased a staggering 200%+. On BET.com, overall mobile video views increased an impressive 172% year-over-year, and the site had an 82% year-over-year lift in overall unique visitor traffic. In another first, the newly-launched BET Play app brought the star-studded event to fans in 100 countries around the world.

For the fourth consecutive year, the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE presented by Coca-Cola® attracted thousands of visitors to the downtown Los Angeles area for a 4-day music, comedy and entertainment festival. The overall attendance of the mega-event reached 165,000 fans, marking a 10% increase over 2015. The BET Experience trended for multiple days on Instagram starting Friday, June 24th, and continuing through Sunday evening, June 26th; it also reached the #4 trend spot on Twitter on Saturday. Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, the FREE Fan Fest included a series of family-friendly interactive activations; dynamic live concerts from today’s hottest artists such as Desiigner, O.T. Genasis, Ro James and Fat Joe; Genius Talks powered by AT&T including DJ Khaled, Kirk Franklin, Gabrielle Union, Snoop Dogg, Birdman and Jermaine Dupri; Gospel Showcase and special broadcast editions of “106 & Park: Live from the 2016 BET Experience.” The BET Experience also featured fan-favorite Sprite® Celebrity Basketball Game & Dunk Contest, as well as thrilling nightly concerts at STAPLES Center from A-list artists including Usher, Bryson Tiller, Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Fetty Wap, Ty Dolla $ign, Katt Williams, and Mike Epps.

Official sponsors of the “BET AWARDS” 2016 included Coca-Cola®, Nissan North America, Inc., Cricket Wireless®, Motions, State Farm®, and the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force.

The “BET AWARDS” 2016 took place in Los Angeles, along with the BET Experience at L.A. LIVE presented by Coca-Cola from June 23-26. The show aired live on Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 8 p.m. EST/PST. For a list of winners, performances and must-see moments visit www.bet.com/betawards.

An additional encore viewing of the “BET AWARDS” 2016 aired immediately following the Post-show at 12:30am PST, as well as Monday, June 27th at 6pm EST. A third encore will air on Thursday, June 30th, at 8pm EST.

The 2016 “BET AWARDS” will premiere on television around the world on BET’s international network. The show will air in the UK on Tuesday, June 28th at 9:00 p.m. BST, in Africa on Tuesday, June 28th at 7:00 p.m. CAT, and in France on Wednesday, June 29th at 9:00 p.m. CEST.

Jesse Collins, CEO of Jesse Collins Entertainment served as Executive Producer. Stephen G. Hill, BET’s President of Programming; Connie Orlando, BET’s Senior Vice President of Music and Specials and Lynne Harris Taylor, BET’s Vice President of Specials also served as Executive Producers for BET Networks.

Source: BETN 360 Audience Analytics Team via The Nielsen Company | Live + Same Day Data Stream | 2015-16 BET Season-to-Date (09/28/15-06/26/16) and 2014-15 (09/29/14-09/27/15) | All Cable Telecasts with Type Code = Award Ceremony plus BET, CMT, ESPN, MTV, NICK Awards | Excludes Repeats & Pre-Shows | All Ranked on Impressions (000).

ABOUT “BET AWARDS”

The “BET AWARDS” is one of the most watched award shows on cable television according to the Nielsen Company. The “BET AWARDS” franchise remains as the #1 program in cable TV history among African-Americans, and it is BET’s #1 telecast every year. It recognizes the triumphs and successes of artists, entertainers, and athletes in a variety of categories.

The Voice knockout: Alicia Keys matches Chris Blue vs

In one of the best matches of Season 12 on “The Voice,” coach Alicia Keys pitted two of her team’s most soulful, energetic singers against each other on Monday’s first knockout round of the year. Chris Blue is one of her favorites and could make a real run at the championship starting in two weeks on the live shows. He performed a Stevie Wonder classic while competitor Quizz Swanigan took on a recent Nick Jonas hit song. Neither artist certainly deserved to go home so soon, and neither did with a wise steal being used by rival coach Gwen Stefani (watch their knockout performances below).

Our writer Denton Davidson ranked this battle as the best match-up on Monday’s episode. He says, “The best knockout of the night paired Quizz, the youngest competitor to ever perform on this show, against Chris, one of the most exciting artists to appear on this series in recent years. To kick things off, Chris absolutely blew the roof off the building with his rendition of ‘Superstition.’ The only thing more impressive than his showmanship is his insane vocal range. Quizz had to follow up that showstopper with ‘Chains,’ showing more poise and charisma than any 13-year old should ever possess. It was clear to everyone that Chris could potentially win this season and Alicia had no choice but declare him the winner. But Gwen wasted no time stealing the teenage phenom for herself and both will now compete in the live playoffs.”

Be sure to read through our recent power rankings of all four teams: Team Adam, Team Alicia, Team Blake, and Team Gwen. You can also tour through each original team’s photo galleries within these same articles.

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The NBC bio for Chris: “Chris grew up in a family of seven in a tiny house. His mother decided to put the family in a band called the Blue Family, where they sang at local churches. It later became the Blue Brothers and they performed across the Midwest and later at the Bobby Jones Gospel show on BET. After high school, Chris worked various jobs and even attempted to go back to school. For the past six years, he has worked as a worship leader. During this time, he met his fiancée, Stephanie, who is from England. They have been in a long-distance relationship ever since. She’s been battling bone marrow cancer for most of her life and flatlined during surgery recently. It’s hard on Chris, who has been struggling with not being there through the hard times.”

The NBC bio for Quizz: “Quizz has been fighting for his life from the time he was born due to lung disease and a bone disorder. In and out of hospitals, he overcame the illnesses and starting singing in church. From ages five to 10, he posted videos online and was featured on many TV shows. He was even featured in a Michael Jackson stage production that toured the nation. In 2014, he moved to Los Angeles with his family and has had a recurring voiceover gig and also performed opposite Wesley Snipes on NBC’s ‘The Player.’ He has taken some time to focus on school and perfecting his talents by writing and working in the studio. “

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Alicia Keys Disappoints In A Cheap Looking, Black One Piece On The BET Awards Red Carpet, Mobile

It seems like Alicia Keys forgot she's an A-lister as she totally flubbed her red carpet look at the BET Awards on Sunday. Tsk, tsk.

Unfortunately, Miz Keys' black one piece and white headdress came off looking cheap rather than chic. While the BET Awards are often more of a casual Hollywood event, that doesn't mean you need to give up all together.

Still, the Grammy winner is such a natural beauty we aren't shocked to see that she pulled off the minimal to no makeup look. Well done!

Nonetheless, we would've loved to have seen Alicia in something a little more glamorous and/or form fitting. We can't be the only ones who think this, right??

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